Charity Details
The Island Of Hoy Development Trust
SC038909Registered charity from 08 November 2007Charity Information:
Address
Y M Community Hall
Longhope
Stromness
Orkney
Longhope
Stromness
Orkney
Postcode
KW16 3PG
Website
www.hoyorkney.com
Regulatory Type
Standard
Link to Companies House
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
2 The company’s objects are to benefit the Community in the following ways:
2.1 to manage community land and associated assets for the benefit of the Community and the public in general as an important part of the protection and sustainable development of Scotland’s natural environment, where “sustainable development” means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs;
2.2 to provide in the interests of social welfare, facilities within the Community for recreation and other leisure time occupation available to the public at large;
2.3 to advance education and in particular to promote opportunities for learning for the benefit of the general public;
2.4 to advance education through promotion of the arts;
2.5 to preserve, restore and improve the environment in through the provision, maintenance and/or improvement of public open space and other public amenities and other environment and regeneration projects (but subject to appropriate safeguards to ensure that the public benefits so arising clearly outweigh any private benefit thereby conferred on private landowners);
2.6 to provide or assist in the provision of housing for people in necessitous circumstances within the Community;
2.7 to relieve poverty particularly among the residents of the Community;
2.8 to promote training, particularly among residents of the Community, and with particular reference to skills which will assist the participants in obtaining paid employment;
2.9 to encourage, stimulate and support volunteering principally in the Community;
2.10 to preserve, for the benefit of the general public, the historical, architectural and constructional heritage that may exist in and around the Community in buildings (including any structure or erection, and any part of a building as so defined) of particular beauty or historical, architectural or constructional interest;
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Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The charity is set up for the benefit of the community to be able to manage community land and assets, provide facilities for recreation being mindful of the environment, advance education & training, relieve poverty including provision of housing if necessary, encourage volunteering, preserve the community heritage, promote the wellbeing of residents and other projects of a charitable nature.
The current activities of the charity include the provision of Community Fund grants to aid other island charitable organisations; the Training and Learning Fund grants available to individuals and groups within the community; Maintaining and funding the fabric and overheads of the YM community hall; Running the Community Bus Service; Prescription Delivery Service; Island Support Project through the Island Support Officer; Carbon Neutral Islands Project through the CNI Officer and CNI Support Officer.
Charity Status:
Active
Constitutional Form:
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date:
08 Nov 2007
Main Operating Location:
Orkney Islands
Number of Staff:
13
Number of Volunteers:
1-50
Purposes:
"the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education", "the advancement of health", "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science", "the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended", "the advancement of environmental protection or improvement", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
Beneficiaries:
"No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken:
"It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
| Year End | Income | Expenditure | Annual Return Received | Accounts Received | Latest Annual Reports and Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2022 | £622,729 | £470,932 | 19 Dec 2022 | Yes | |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £822,399 | £769,938 | 06 Dec 2023 | Yes | |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £1,013,263 | £925,150 | 09 Dec 2024 | Yes | |
| 31 Mar 2025 | £939,705 | £624,663 | 03 Dec 2025 | Yes | Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website |
| 31 Mar 2026 | No | Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2026 | |||
| If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red . | |||||
Charity Trustees:
| First Name | Last Name |
|---|---|
| Zoe | Nicholson |
| Diane Elizabeth | Smith |
| Maxwell James | Collop |
| Brian Eric | Clegg |
| Alexander William | Sinclair |
| Peter Lindsay | Hall |
| Harvey Flett | Seatter |
| Christopher Robert | Heugh |
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